Overview
- Hornchurch won 3-2 after extra time in the National League South play-off final to secure promotion.
- Torquay twice led through Deon Moore before Henry Hearn forced extra time with a stoppage-time equaliser.
- Sam Ling decided the match with a 117th-minute finish, a sting sharpened by his family link to former Torquay boss Martin Ling.
- More than 2,500 Torquay supporters watched together at Plainmoor in a club event with big screens, music, food stalls and family activities.
- Manager Jimmy Ball praised his squad and fans but questioned referee Matthew Norton’s performance and local appointment, which the National League and PGMOL dismissed after the club raised it.